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Q: Are you spasticinchina@wtf.com?
For a few years now, I've noticed that a lot of people come here and start a new email account that consists of 'commonnameinchina@wtf.com'.
Most of the names are common: John, Sam, Sarah, Carol, Mike, Pete, etc.
Now, I would fully understand if you're one of the few who get sent to mars and adopt a moniker like "Pedroonmars@thatsawesome.com' but why the plethora of, 'Chrisinchina@wtf.com.'?
Is adding 'inchina' some sort of badge of honor or do people really think that being in China is so special that they have to create such a banal email account to reflect their "uniqueness"?
You can email any complaints about this thread to 'SpazinChina@Imentitledmorethanyoucaneverbelievebecauseimspecialbecausemymommytoldmesoandithinkthatimmarcofuckinpolo.com
And don't even get me started on the "DJs"!
perhaps due to spam and annoying people they create a new email address to be used for china, which they plan to stop using once/if they leave.
coineineagh:
yup, probably this. Thinking back, I should probably have done this myself. Lucky I'm just a nobody with nothing much to my name. If I had capital, I might have been in trouble.
Englteachted:
Exactly this. It's basically a throw away email address so when I leave every former student except the elite few who graduated to the title of 'Friend' can seamlessly disappear.
What means 'wtf.com'? Shouldn't it be 'wtf.I.com.often' ?
I have so many points.
icnif77:
You mean "special forces 'squat team''
? 'wtf-I-do(n)t-com-often'
, 'cause I'm gonna numchuck you.
Sure, new people generally think that sounds a bit cool. Not my style though, Im no hipster
perhaps due to spam and annoying people they create a new email address to be used for china, which they plan to stop using once/if they leave.
coineineagh:
yup, probably this. Thinking back, I should probably have done this myself. Lucky I'm just a nobody with nothing much to my name. If I had capital, I might have been in trouble.
Englteachted:
Exactly this. It's basically a throw away email address so when I leave every former student except the elite few who graduated to the title of 'Friend' can seamlessly disappear.
"Is adding 'inchina' some sort of badge of honor or do people really think that being in China is so special that they have to create such a banal email account to reflect their "uniqueness"?" My two shiny pennies worth. Some folks who go and then live overseas attempt to "re-invent" themselves. This may be one aspect of it. I cant tell you the number of times Ive stumbled upon people who said they were "special forces- green beret" or a "SEAL", but were actually only regular enlisted either in person or stories ive read online.
Hotwater:
It's amazing the number of stories I hear of women on dating websites who get contacted by Navy Seals, or ex-Navy-Seals. It seems most US servicemen have been Navy Seals!
jetfire9000:
That's funny as hell! SEALS or force recon, or green berets, or rangers.... When compared to each other they have their differences, but any one of those isn't something your normal enlistee could hope to succeed in. Failure rates for elite units is very high. You need more than above average physicality and wit, a strong fighting instinct and even a decent amount of craziness goes a long way.
It's weird for people to come to China and suddenly reinvent themselves as G.I. Joe.
Hotwater:
From what I've read most of these lying types who claim to be ex-special forces don't actually come to china. They are keyboard warriors trying to find Asian brides as American women don't want them. Probably losers living on welfare like Cub!
Sinobear:
A balancing up-vote 42 weeks late...courtesy of the fuzzy white cat
silverbutton1:
ok then ! on the off note, I just realized that my yahoo email account is around 21-22 years old !!! Yeah, I got it when yahoo first started...wish I would have bought some stock in it back then too...argh. Oh well. 
The problem with DJing is that while it's hard to be really really good at it, ike DJ Premier or something, it's easy to be adequate at it.
I buy some DJ equipment and spend a few days learning how to use it I could totally be a DJ.
It's just the easiest way to pass yourself off as being musically artistic. You can't become a great singer or guitar player in a week, but you can become a DJ.
Sinobear:
Most of the ones I'm referring to are those with a laptop full of MP3s that they think will totally blow the Chinese away and catapult them into super stardom and a life of wealth and ease.
It also has to do with those who consider themselves so in-the-know technologically yet cannot do a simple Google search to see what Chinese like, appreciate, and how they act in clubs (w/out the presence of 'E' or other drugs).
At least the backpackers knew knew how to entertain and the lawyers knew how to baffle with BS.
expatlife26:
Honestly I dont think any westerner can sustain themself above subsistence as a DJ. Tons of clubs/bars want a white DJ, but they don't want to pay for anybody good. Except maybe as somebody well known doing a tour of guest appearances.
any westerner you meet who identifies themself as a DJ is either an esl teacher with a somewhat paid hobby or a bum living on a tourist visa.
haha I dunno, i have this kinda irrational contempt for DJs cause i think it's a cheap way to try and get girls with a musical persona without having to put in the work to be good at something.
really i feel that way about any kinda "cheap" identity you can pick up like. Thugs...hipsters...whatever it's all the same. Something easy you can be that doesn't take any time or cost much money.
my normal email addy is still the same as when i was a kid, somethinginappropriate@12yearoldme.retard
